The game between Darlington and Rochdale in the League Two on Tuesday, 24th February 2009 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Darlington prepare to entertain Rochdale at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Quakers are clearly on top, having won 41 and lost only 15 of the 72 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren was less than a year ago, in May 2008, the The Quakers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 4) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 17 May | Rochdale | 2 - 1 | Darlington | D3PO |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 May | Darlington | 2-1 | Rochdale | D3PO |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 01 Jan | Rochdale | 3 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Rochdale | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 06 Oct | Darlington | 0 - 5 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 04 Apr | Rochdale | 0 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the The Quakers, with 4 goals against.
Rochdale have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Darlington's total of 51 points from their 29 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Rochdale are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 52 points from 31 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Darlington are starting to turn Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Rochdale | 3 successive away victories. 8 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
